Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to piece a few quilt tops for Spring Market for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. And while I enjoyed making all the tops, and completely totally fell in love with the finished quilts, I didn't want to blog about them until the patterns were available to you, and now they are, and so I am!

First up, Freddy! This quilt is named for Freddy Moran, an amazing quilter who taught Carrie Nelson, among other things, "that through piecing and appliqué you're are essentially creating your own fabric" And that's what Carrie told me to do when I started piecing this top, take the Denyse Schmidt fabric and create new fabric. Since I tend to overthink and over fuss with the fabric for my own projects, I think I would have totally freaked out over the fabric placement for a market quilt if it were not for this advice. Advice I've used on every project since. Click here to see awesome Freddy Moran quilts on Pinterest.

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 132

It finished at 81" x 81"

The fabric is by Denyse Schmidt for Free Spirit (mainly Ansonia)

The pattern is Freddy by Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co

It has approximately 1,632 pieces.

This quilt can have a lot of different looks depending on your fabric choices, two colors, like this one, maybe entirely scrappy (great scrap buster) or maybe 9 different colors. You can use fat quarters, (23) or fat eighths (54).

This is what the quilt looked like when it left my home. ( Cooper loved it too)

And this is what Freddy looked like at Market after being beautifully quilted by Diane Tricka. I love what Diane did with the open space between those blocks, all the blocks.

Another quilt I pieced was Crop Circles. When Carrie asked me to piece this quilt I said no, I can count on one hand the number of appliqué projects I've completed, and I sure didn't want my lack of appliqué skills on display at Market. Carrie then asked if I would at least piece the arcs, to save her some time, and she would appliqué the blocks. Well once I started making this top there was no way I was going to let anyone else finish it, the appliqué was a breeze, and I didn't hear a single rumor at market that it looked like it was appliquéd by someone who can count on one hand the number of appliqué projects they've completed, so all is well.

I worked on this top in February, here in the midwest we had a very brutal winter, I rarely even left the house, but working on this happy project lifted my spirits and kept the winter blues at bay. Have you been looking for the perfect project for that April Showers bundle you've been hoarding, look no more!

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 126

The pattern is Crop Circles by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co

It finished at 76" x 78"

The fabric is April Showers by Bonnie and Camille for Moda

It has approximately 1,010 pieces.

This is what the top looked like all finished in my sewing room.

And this is what the quilt looks like now, after also being quilted by Diane Tricka. I was very pleased and in love with this top when I finished piecing it, after seeing it at Market all quilted, I about cried. It's one of my top ten favorite quilts for sure. This pattern is also fat eighth or fat quarter friendly.

Besides Crop Circles and Freddy, Miss Rosie's Quilt Co has two other new large quilt patterns from Market that are available, Sugarboo and Seven Letters. Paper or PDF versions are ready for purchase here.

To celebrate the release of the new patterns I'm giving away any Miss Rosie's Quilt Co pattern, your choice. Of course I'm hoping you'll select a new one, because really, don't you want to make a Freddy or a Crop Circles, but they're all winners. Anyone may enter the giveaway, but if you win, and don't live in the US, your selection needs to be a PDF pattern. Just leave a comment on this post telling me what fabric you would use to make your own Crop Circles or Freddy, or maybe you would go with the fabric I used, and that's OK too. You have until Friday to enter.

I am not an employee of Miss Rosie's Quilt Co and this is not a sponsored giveaway, I'm paying for and giving away the pattern. While I am fortunate enough to call Carrie Nelson a friend, when it comes to work and the business side of things I'm more of a minion, volunteer, or nuisance, and that suits me perfectly.

82 comments:

Please don't enter me in the drawing. I just wanted to say that being a minion to and working with Greatness is so inspiring! Lucky you! The quilts are absolutely gorgeous. All of her new quilts are on my to-do list. When I saw them at market, especially these two, I immediately ordered up fabric for them. Stunning!

I'd love to do either quilt! As to what fabric, for Crop Circles I'd go with either something American Janey (so easily defined!) or Kaffe! I think on Freddy it'd have to be red/white or blue/white for me. Congrats on being asked to piece for Market!

Thelma, the quilts are stunning. The fabric you "Created" for Freddy is wonderful! I have been waiting for Crop Circles pattern to come out - but also am a little freaked out about applique`. You just convinced me to give it a try! Anne D.

You are so funny! You are a great minion! :-) I love both of these new patterns. You did a wonderful job. I would probably use my overflowing collection of scraps and enjoy making my own fabrics from them. Great job. Thanks for the inspiration and the giveaway. K-

I am a huge fan of Carrie's quilt designs (and, of course, think Rosie is a darling too!) - and your fabric choices and gorgeous piecing really make the most of both of these quilts. The quilting is magnificent, also, and brings the blocks beautifully to life. One of my personal quilting dreams (or maybe "fantasies" is a better word!) is to quilt a top for Carrie someday...

WOW you did a BEAUTIFUL job on piecing these quilts! I can see why you didn't want anyone else to finish the second one! I love both patterns and collect (more like hoard) Bonnie and Camille's fabrics!! LOVE LOVE LOVE them!qltdiva1@fuse.net

Both are so beautiful, great job, Thelma! I think you can never go wrong with Bonnie & Camille fabrics but since you already choose them to make Crop Circle I think it would look equally amazing in Fig Tree fabriccs (never can go worng with these either). And I think Freddy would make a great xmas quilt perhaps with a bunch of red, greens and aquas.hildy(at)ebertzeder(dot)de

Beautiful quilts, Thelma! Since I am banned from buying fabrics for a loooong time, I guess I would have to go stash diving. Controlled scrappy? I would love a Christmas quilt. I need to get on it and make one for myself.

Carrie writes the best quilting patterns, bar none. You execute them brilliantly. The new pattern that I can see myself making is Seven Letters, though your Crop Circles has me considering an appliqué intervention.

Wonderful quilts Thelma! I would love to be a minion, volunteer, or nuisance! ~you are very lucky! :-) I have been hoarding :-o some Jo Morton prints and I think I'd use them in one of the new patterns. They all look like fun! Thanks for the chance!

Love the crop circles quilt – and you make it sound easy! I would use my scraps to make crop circles. “Make your own fabric” is great advice; I will remember that. The Freddy quilt is awesome too – I would make it in Terra Australis fabric with a dark background.

I purchased Crop Circles as soon as it was available and can't wait to get started on it. I need to collect a few more fabrics first, though. Your quilts are gorgeous, and now I think I must have Freddy, too.

Your quilts you have been working on have inspired me to try some curved piecing, even though you said crop circles is appliqué I would love to give it a try . Please pick me! Thanks for the chance to win . Your work is wonderful, you should be proud.

AMAZING quilts and quilting! I love them both - I think the crop circles might be at of my comfort zone - so impressed you always try new techniques. So I think I'd go with Freddy and I might use my Florence fat quarters I've been hoarding! Get giveaway!

I just love the Crop Circles pattern! Would love to make it for my grand daughter. Not sure which fabric line I would use right now but would use something with bright pinks, teals and yellows. Thanks for the giveaway!

What an abnegation ! I am in love with Freddy, you're definitely the best !I am a quilter, wanting to meet my own requirements, and now after admiring your tops, I am deciding to stop quilting and look for an other hobby for I'll never reach your level !

I just love these two patterns and I love your completed versions even more! I already purchased Crop Circles and can't wait for the fabric to appear in my mailbox this fall to start work. Freddy is just as wonderful and I think I would use a mix of French General lines for a soft scrappy look.

Fabulous post! I have admired Crop Circles whenever I've seen pictures of it online. So lovely! I have some Pam Kitty Morning Picnic fabric stashed. I think it would be fun to see it made up in that color way!

I love your work and am really liking the different fabrics you are using. Crop circles has been on the list since I saw market pics. I have some Paris flea market or Tanya whelan florals that might look good. Thanks for the opportunity.

I've taken a couple workshops from Freddy Moran and have enjoyed them immensely. I think I'd take all of my red fabrics and make the Freddy fabric and quilt. I'd love to win the pattern. Thanks for the inspiration.

Just a tad behind on this one but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Freddy! The quilting just kicks that piece up a notch and makes is even more gorgeous. Crop circles is very yummy too but I find it to be on a different level than Freddy. It's more of a cozy, worm, snuggly quilt that I would always have on my sofa. Both are just gorgeous.

I would tackle Freddy first because, as I said, I love love love it. And I would HAVE to use Denyse Schmidt fabric too. It is just too perfect to mess with it. For Crop Circles, maybe some Vintage Happy by Lori Holt.

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Hello, I’m Thelma, a retired accountant who enjoys reading, traveling, and sewing. Thank you for visiting my blog which is a personal journal of my quilting life, plus a few favorite things thrown in for fun. Even though I’m retired I’m still counting my quilt finishes and the number of pieces in each quilt. My sewing time is my happy time.